However, rumours of a 7in iPad have been circulating for months now, with the latest reports suggesting that the tablet, dubbed the iPad mini, will be released later this year as a counter attack to upcoming Windows tablets. The reports also suggest that Foxconn and Pegatron could be working together to make the new tablet.

In April, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber claimed that Apple is currently testing a prototype of the iPad mini, which looks “just like the 9.7in iPad shrunk down a little bit.”

The rumours of a 7in iPad continue to be viewed with some scepticism however, as the late Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, dismissed the idea: “7in tablets are tweeners: too big to compete with a smartphone, and too small to compete with an iPad,” back in October 2010. However, it is believed that Apple may have been convinced about the smaller form factor following the success of Amazon’s Kindle Fire.